Gambling and betting market size in the UK
✓ Official figures, every one sourcedBusinesses in the gambling and betting industry in the UK had total turnover of £39.1bn[4] in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Gambling Commission figure: £16.8bn[3] gross gambling yield for Great Britain, April 2024 to March 2025 (provisional). Great Britain doesn't include Northern Ireland.
Not yet
Not published for this industry yetTurnover, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Total turnover | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £33,449 million[4] | Reported |
| 2021 | £31,785 million[4] | Reported |
| 2022 | £36,677 million[4] | Reported |
| 2023 | £39,260 million[4] | Reported |
| 2024 | £39,121 million[4] | Reported |
Key figures, 2024
| Total turnover | £39,121 million[4] |
| Approximate gross value added | £6,185 million[4] |
| Enterprises | 875[4] |
What this figure measures
The total turnover of businesses whose main activity is this industry, from official business statistics. It's the industry's sales, including exports and excluding VAT. It isn't the same as what customers in the UK spend on these products, which would also include imports.
Common questions
What is the market size of the gambling and betting industry in the UK?
£39.1bn in 2024[4], measured by the total turnover of businesses in the industry, according to the Office for National Statistics. For this industry that isn't the usual market-size measure: read the note at the top of the page. The Gambling Commission reports gross gambling yield of £16.8bn[3] for Great Britain, April 2024 to March 2025 (provisional).
Has the gambling and betting market in the UK grown?
Turnover changed by +17.0%[4] between 2020 and 2024 (not adjusted for inflation).
How many businesses are in the gambling and betting industry in the UK?
875 enterprises in 2024[4].
Where do these figures come from?
From official business statistics published by the Office for National Statistics and the Gambling Commission. We don't estimate or model anything: every number is either published by official statisticians or calculated directly from those figures (percentage changes and currency conversion), and each one links to its source. How we work.
Notes on these figures
- No official 2025 turnover growth is published for this industry or its wider industry in United Kingdom.
- UK figures are ONS 'total turnover'; other countries show Eurostat 'net turnover'. The measures are close but not identical, so compare with care.
Sources
- Eurostat, Euro/ECU exchange rates - annual data (dataset
ert_bil_eur_a). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-07-08. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required - Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (dataset
sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-09-15. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required - Gambling Commission, Industry Statistics, annual report April 2024 to March 2025 (gross gambling yield by sector) (dataset
industry_statistics_2024_25). Retrieved 25 September 2026; source updated 2025-11-25. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0 (per data.gov.uk listing), attribution required - ONS, Annual Business Survey: UK non-financial business economy, sections A to S (dataset
abssectionsas). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-05-26. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required
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